Day Trip to Ouirgane and Tinmel Mosque - 1 Day

Ouirgane

Tinmel Mosque

Mountain Village

It is considered the cradle of the Almohad empire, from where the Almohads started their military campaigns against the Almoravids in the early 12th century....
Ouirgane has a souq noted for its Berber pottery the Tin Mal Mosque, a ruined kasbah, and several salt mines in the vicinity.
Overnight in a simple berber village, prior to descent down the valley to get ouirgane which is your final destination
Those two day trek are great trek option which allow you to discover very scenic places, discover the daily life of the berbers ....

This trip is for 1 day from Marrakech and back to Marrakech and you will have option to extend your holiday in the Atlas Mountains as long as you want.

Pre-Trek Briefing:
Tinmel is a small mountain village in the High Atlas 105 km from Marrakesh, Morocco. Tinmel was the cradle of the Berber Almohad empire, from where the Almohads started their military campaigns against the Almoravids in the early 12th century.Day 1: Marrakech – Tahnaout – Asni – Ouirgane – Tinmel Mosque
Start from marrakech at 9h00 for a pleasante drive south winding our way up through the Moulay Brahim gorge and upper valleys to arrive at the higher foothills of the western high atlas mountains and our trailhead of Ouirgane for couple mint tea and then continu driving to Tinmel Mosque, 2h30 driving
The Mosque is a mosque located in the High Atlas mountains of North Africa. It was built in 1156 to commemorate the founder of the Almohad dynasty
Great hike around and back to Marrakech at about 17h00
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All The Morocco Trekking tours are guaranteed to depart at minimum of 2 people. We reccommend you to book your trip as soon as possible.
Availability : This trek is available throughout the year, From December to April Winter Offer and from May To November Summer Offer. You can start the trek on any date you wish.
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From Our Clients

We did this tour with Trekking Morocco Mountains with a great value for the price. We were picked up from our riad from our guide, Abdul, We were driven in a nice vehicle for about an hour and a half. The hike we did was about 20km and it was absolutely fantastic More Reviews

My brother and I did a day hike into the Atlas Mountains from Marrakech. We were picked up from our riad and the guide, Abdul, was even a few minutes early! We were driven in a nice vehicle, with 4WD into the mountain...more

Danielle

A note to say how much we enjoyed our walking in the Atlas Mountains. Thank you very much for all your help which was much appreciated. A great holiday –The trip exceeding our expectations in so many ways — the people we met, the scenery...more